Paris |A strike that crippled public transport and closed schools across France was due to enter a second day on Friday (Saturday AEDT), with trade unions saying they planned to keep going until President Emmanuel Macron backs down from a planned reform of pensions.
Police fired tear gas at demonstrators on Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France's high-speed trains stood still and tens of thousands marched nationwide in a strike over the government's plan to overhaul the retirement system. At least 87 protesters were arrested in the French capital by Thursday evening.
